Message from the Dean School of Informatics and Innovative Systems

The School of Informatics and Innovative Systems (SIIS) aims at developing human resources based on modern Information technology, spreading research over the world in collaboration with local industry, and contributing to the local society and industry. The school comprises two departments and one Centre namely; Department of Information Systems currently headed by Dr. Samuel Liyala (PhD), Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science also headed by Dr. Solomon Ogara (PhD) and Centre for E- Learning. SIIS is adequately staffed with a pool of highly qualified academic staff who apart from teaching, conduct research in Computer Security and Forensics, Biometrics, Distributed Computing, Networks, Computer Graphics, Databases, ICT4D, AI/Data Mining and Bioinformatics. Our research is done in close collaboration with industry leaders thus feed into national and global relevance and employability.

Message from the Dean School of Informatics and Innovative Systems

The School of Informatics and Innovative Systems (SIIS) aims at developing human resources based on modern Information technology, spreading research over the world in collaboration with local industry, and contributing to the local society and industry. The school comprises two departments and one Centre namely; Department of Information Systems currently headed by Dr. Samuel Liyala (PhD), Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science also headed by Dr. Solomon Ogara (PhD) and Centre for E- Learning. SIIS is adequately staffed with a pool of highly qualified academic staff who apart from teaching, conduct research in Computer Security and Forensics, Biometrics, Distributed Computing, Networks, Computer Graphics, Databases, ICT4D, AI/Data Mining and Bioinformatics. Our research is done in close collaboration with industry leaders thus feed into national and global relevance and employability.

A number of our faculty and postgraduate students have received major research grants from the DAAD and National Research Fund which you can read about in this newsletter. These are significant achievements that provide excellent opportunities for our students to engage in basic and applied research. A number of our students have also been involved in different Cyber Security boot camps and hackerthons sponsored by different International organizations such as IBM where they managed to scoop first and third positions this year. Our School has also partnered with various stakeholders in enhancing quality of the educational services that we offer. Our collaborators includes; Commonwealth of Learning, University of Cambridge, Africa China Business Forum (ACBF), ISACA, IBM, CISCO.

During this year, the Center for eLearning which is domiciled within our School in collaboration with Commonwealth of Learning (COL) have initiated two projects at JOOUST: Technology-enabled Learning (TEL) and Commonwealth Digital Education Leadership Training in Action (C-DELTA) with the main objective of improving the quality of learning by using technology and sharing educational resources. I thank COL for the generous financial support extended to our School for the implementation of the two projects.

The School is also leading a research team on Strengthening Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology Capacity in Natural Resource Management, Food Security, ICT and Health” which has been selected for entering the next stage in the IUC selection procedure. The Bureau UOS ratified the favourable selection advice of the VLIR-UOS IUC Selection Commission of 5- 6 December 2019 during its meeting of 18 December 2019.

SIIS offers the following programmes; PhD in Business Information Systems, PhD in Information Security Audit, PhD in IT and Management, PhD in Health Informatics, PhD in E- Commerce and Mobile Computing; Masters in IT Security and Audit, Masters in Information Systems, MSc. In Health Information Systems; Bachelors of Science in Computer Security and Forensics, Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems, Bachelor of Science in Library and Knowledge Management, Bachelor of Computer Science and Technology, Bachelor of Software Engineering; Diploma in Linux Engineering, Diploma in Information Technology; Certificate in Computer Technology and Applications; Certifications in Computer (ICDL, CCNA,CISA). It is currently working on the following programmes which will be rolled out soon:-

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.

Master of Science in Computer Science

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science.

Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Master of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Master of Science in Software Engineering

Bachelor of Information Technology

Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication and Mobile Computing.

Bachelor of Science Internet of Things (IoT) and Application

Bachelor of Science in Blockchain Technology

Bachelor of Science in Informatics and Information Sciences

Master of Science in ICT4D

MSc Mobile Application Development and Innovation

Master of Science in Innovation and Sustainable Development

Doctoral of Philosophy in Innovation and Sustainable Development

We, the School of Informatics and Innovative Systems, will continue to innovate and to educate students who will dedicate themselves to the development of the future IT society. The future is now, and it is brighter than ever. I therefore invite students, employers, and entrepreneurs to explore the School of Informatics and Innovative Systems as we help create the world of tomorrow.